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Karen J. Prager, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. Professor of Psychology and Program Head for Gender Studies Diplomate in Family Psychology The University of Texas at Dallas |
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More Information About Dr. Prager's work Processes in Couple Relationships Teaching and Professional Practice Selected Papers and Publications
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Back to Psychology of Gender syllabus Lecture Outline Gender Role Stereotypes & the Self What are gender stereotypes? Definition: "a shared set of beliefs about purported qualities of females and males." The cascade effect of stereotypes. Research on Gender Stereotypes and the self Masculinity and femininity research: some history Constantinople: sex-typing and a new standard for studying femininity and masculinity Dimensions of Stereotypes Instrumental/Agentic Expressive/Communal The Bem Sex Role Inventory & the Personal Attributes Questionnaire: sex-typing and self-concept Psychological androgyny Bases of Stereotypes 1. Kernel of truth 2. Social role theory Components of masculinity and femininity: beyond personality Essentialists and social constructionists Gender role strain: contradictions within gender stereotypes & their psychological consequences |